Audio visual presentation
Key topic: Strategy
Duration 1:15 minutes
Virtually everyone is facing formidable challenges; many find themselves in a crisis. History has clearly shown that doing little or nothing and hoping to ride out the storm can be disastrous. It is also likely that real opportunities exist; in order to grasp these, courageous choices and proactive strategies need to be implemented. The first step in this process is to make the choices and ensure that everyone fully understands their role in the rapid and efficient execution of the strategy.
It is widely accepted that the best way to cement such principles in people's minds is via the skillful telling of relevant stories; Ian has a proven track record in this regard.
While working as a guide at Londolozi, a game lodge in South Africa, Ian and his tracker Phineas faced a life threatening situation when they were tasked with tracking an extremely aggressive lion on a daily basis. Initially they were in crisis mode, but then made some crucial decisions that were rapidly implemented. This changed everything and Ian, Phineas, and the lodge went from strength to strength. He also has a business degree and believes that within this story are many powerful lessons that businesses caught in the current financial crisis could learn and thrive on. This has resulted in a presentation that is content driven, but also contains humour, stunning photographs, threatening growls, and a story telling style that is so physical that he is forced to warm up before he starts.
Some of the principles that are highlighted in this presentation:
- Make the difficult choices, doing nothing is dangerous.
- The goal must be crystal clear and the method of achieving it completely understood.
- You need people who are exceptional at what they do; everyone involved must be highly skilled, involved, and motivated: no passengers: no pretenders.
- Vastly improved results must be rapidly achieved with the same or less costs: work smarter, work harder.
- New sources of competitive advantage must be actively sought.
The presentation will illustrate that a crisis can be a powerful motivator and has the potential to lift the performance of both the individual and the business.
